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November 25, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand Volcanic activity on Whakaari – White Island. Supplied / Geonet Several flights to and from Tauranga have been cancelled on Tuesday due to volcanic ash from Whakaari – White Island. GeoNet has the volcano at Alert Level 3, denoting a minor volcanic eruption, and images show a plume of steam and ... <a title="Volcanic ash from Whakaari – White Island leads to flight cancellations" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/11/25/volcanic-ash-from-whakaari-white-island-leads-to-flight-cancellations/" aria-label="Read more about Volcanic ash from Whakaari – White Island leads to flight cancellations">Read more</a>
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November 25, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand Lady Tureiti Moxon in Geneva. Supplied/Sarah Sparks The government has “escalated discrimination against Māori”, health leader Lady Tureiti Moxon has told the UN in Geneva. Moxon (Ngāti Pāhauwera, Ngāti Kahungunu ki Te Wairoa, Kai Tahu) presented her complaint to the United Nations Committee on Eliminating Racial Discrimination (CERD) in the early ... <a title="Māori health leader Lady Tureiti Moxon delivers complaint to UN in Geneva" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/11/25/maori-health-leader-lady-tureiti-moxon-delivers-complaint-to-un-in-geneva/" aria-label="Read more about Māori health leader Lady Tureiti Moxon delivers complaint to UN in Geneva">Read more</a>
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November 25, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand With 150 years of craftsmanship behind it, Wellington-based Hills Hats enters its new factory with cautious optimism — and an uncertain future. Four months ago, the company left its sprawling 900-square-metre Petone home of nearly three decades, splitting its operations across three smaller Lower Hutt sites: a flagship shop, an outlet ... <a title="Wellington hat maker with 150-year legacy fights to survive" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/11/25/wellington-hat-maker-with-150-year-legacy-fights-to-survive/" aria-label="Read more about Wellington hat maker with 150-year legacy fights to survive">Read more</a>
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November 25, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand https://players.brightcove.net/6093072280001/default_default/index.html?videoId=6385544673112 Prime Minister Christopher Luxon and Education Minister Erica Stanford are set to face questions as they visit a school. It comes after a turbulent year for the education sector, with the government pushing through numerous changes, including to the curriculum, which have not always gone down well with teachers and ... <a title="Watch live: Christopher Luxon and Erica Stanford face questions at school visit" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/11/25/watch-live-christopher-luxon-and-erica-stanford-face-questions-at-school-visit/" aria-label="Read more about Watch live: Christopher Luxon and Erica Stanford face questions at school visit">Read more</a>
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November 25, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand Wellington. Wellington City Council Wellington City Council could save tens of millions of dollars through cost-cutting, such as reducing staff, according to a new report. In August, the then-new council chief executive Matt Prosser commissioned independent analysis from Deloitte of the council’s processes, and find opportunities to improve its performance and ... <a title="Hundreds of job cuts proposed in new report to Wellington City Council" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/11/25/hundreds-of-job-cuts-proposed-in-new-report-to-wellington-city-council/" aria-label="Read more about Hundreds of job cuts proposed in new report to Wellington City Council">Read more</a>
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November 25, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand Sumeer Thapa was found guilty of indecently assaulting four women aged between 15 and 18-years-old. RNZ / Nate McKinnon A judge says the employer of a chef found guilty of sexually harassing young female workers needs a “wake-up call” as the offender continues to be employed at the restaurant. Sumeer Thapa ... <a title="Christchurch chef keeps job despite sexually harassing young female employees" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/11/25/christchurch-chef-keeps-job-despite-sexually-harassing-young-female-employees/" aria-label="Read more about Christchurch chef keeps job despite sexually harassing young female employees">Read more</a>
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November 25, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand Not even fast food giant McDonald’s New Zealand is immune to the rising cost of food, especially for key burger ingredient beef. Around 90 percent of the fast food chain’s menu in its 170 restaurants across Aotearoa was sourced from local farms, and it spent $235 million on local produce in ... <a title="High beef prices hurt and help McDonald’s NZ" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/11/25/high-beef-prices-hit-mcdonalds-nzs-bottom-line/" aria-label="Read more about High beef prices hurt and help McDonald’s NZ">Read more</a>
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November 25, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand The plane sank after an emergency landing off Cape Brett in the Bay of Islands. Peter de Graaf Efforts are about to get underway to locate and recover the wreckage of a plane that crashed in the Bay of Islands on Monday. Northland harbourmaster Jim Lyle said the hard part will ... <a title="Search for wreckage of plane after crash in Bay of Islands" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/11/25/search-for-wreckage-of-plane-after-crash-in-bay-of-islands/" aria-label="Read more about Search for wreckage of plane after crash in Bay of Islands">Read more</a>
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November 25, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand Michael Kenneth Tofts was found with critical injuries at a Kakariki Grove home. Supplied Police have arrested another two men in relation to their homicide investigation of a man who died in a Waikanae home last week. Michael Kenneth Tofts was found with critical injuries at 3:15pm at a Kakariki Grove ... <a title="Two more arrests after Waikanae homicide" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/11/25/two-more-arrests-after-waikanae-homicide/" aria-label="Read more about Two more arrests after Waikanae homicide">Read more</a>
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November 25, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand 123rf.com Not even fast food giant McDonald’s New Zealand is immune to the rising cost of food, especially for key burger ingredient beef. However, it recouped its spend on ingredients sourced in New Zealand last year with stronger earnings from its exports of them. Around 90 percent of the fast food ... <a title="High beef prices hurt and help McDonald’s NZ" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/11/25/high-beef-prices-hurt-and-help-mcdonalds-nz/" aria-label="Read more about High beef prices hurt and help McDonald’s NZ">Read more</a>
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November 25, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand Michael Kenneth Tofts was found with critical injuries at a Kakariki Grove home. Supplied Police have named the man who died on Wednesday in Waikanae. Michael Kenneth Tofts was found with critical injuries at 3:15pm at a Kakariki Grove home and died at the scene. Tofts’ death launched a homicide investigation. ... <a title="Police name man killed in Waikanae" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/11/25/police-name-man-killed-in-waikanae/" aria-label="Read more about Police name man killed in Waikanae">Read more</a>
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November 25, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand Te Anihana Pomana went missing on August 21. Supplied Police are defending the release of details about a body found in the search for a missing woman, after criticism from her family. Te Anihana Pomana, also known as Ani Anderson, went missing on August 21, after leaving SkyCity Hotel in the ... <a title="Police defend releasing details about body found in Te Anihana Pomana search" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/11/25/police-defend-releasing-details-about-body-found-in-te-anihana-pomana-search/" aria-label="Read more about Police defend releasing details about body found in Te Anihana Pomana search">Read more</a>
